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  2. Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution

Nonpoint Source Success Stories: Tennessee

Stories about primarily nonpoint source-impaired waterbodies in Tennessee where restoration efforts have led to documented water quality improvements.

  • Arrington Creek (pdf) (992.53 KB, 2008)
  • Austin Branch (pdf) (456.39 KB, 2009)
  • Big Sandy River (pdf) (801.76 KB, 2007)
  • Big Fiery Gizzard Creek Headwaters (pdf) (1.46 MB, 2018)
  • Blue Spring Creek (pdf) (83.29 KB, 2005)
  • Brush Creek (pdf) (1.27 MB, 2009)
  • Cane Creek (pdf) (86.77 KB, 2005)
  • Cherokee Creek (pdf) (562.59 KB, 2009)
  • Cloyd Creek (pdf) (252.36 KB)
  • College Creek (pdf) (974.18 KB, 2021)
  • Concord Creek (pdf) (609.61 KB, 2020)
  • Cove Creek (pdf) (523.88 KB, 2009)
  • Crab Orchard Creek (pdf) (270.84 KB)
  • Crab Orchard Watershed (pdf) (1.45 MB, 2016)
  • Cripple Creek (pdf) (1.39 MB, 2008)
  • Crooked Creek (pdf) (1.08 MB)
  • DeMoss Creek (pdf) (397.46 KB, 2009)
  • Dry Creek (pdf) (400.16 KB, 2008)
  • East Rock Creek (pdf) (974.53 KB, 2019)
  • Fall Creek (pdf) (1006.73 KB, 2008)
  • Gallagher Creek (pdf) (743.18 KB)
  • Goose Creek (pdf) (1.26 MB)
  • Hinds Creek (pdf) (729.61 KB, 2007)
  • King Branch (pdf) (1.08 MB, 2016)
  • Kyker Branch (pdf) (1.21 MB)
  • Lick Creek ( Marshall) (pdf) (607.39 KB, 2008)
  • Lick Creek (Marshall):Update (pdf) (713.63 KB, 2019)
  • Lick Creek ( McNairy) (pdf) (970.73 KB, 2008)
  • Little Shoal Creek (pdf) (83.52 KB, 2005)
  • McCutcheon Creek (pdf) (1022.97 KB, 2022)
  • McKnight Branch (pdf) (331.55 KB)
  • Nolichucky River (pdf) (1.43 MB)
  • Obion River (pdf) (1.1 MB)
  • Rock Springs Branch (pdf) (1.25 MB, 2008)
  • Rutherford Creek (pdf) (1.63 MB, 2018)
  • Skillern Creek (pdf) (1.59 MB, 2018)
  • Sequatchie River (pdf) (996.3 KB, 2017)
  • Slop Creek (pdf) (1.06 MB)
  • Stock Creek (pdf) (901.13 KB, 2014)
  • Thompson Creek (pdf) (1.25 MB)
  • Turkey Creek (pdf) (1.73 MB)
  • Wades Branch (pdf) (637.11 KB, 2008)
  • West Sandy Creek (pdf) (619.14 KB, 2008)

Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution

  • Basic Information
  • Types of NPS Pollution
    • Agriculture
    • Abandoned Mine Drainage
    • Forestry
    • Hydromodification and Habitat Alteration
    • Marinas and Boating
    • Highways and Bridges
    • Urban Areas
    • Wetland/Riparian Management
  • Success Stories
  • Using a Watershed Approach
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  • Nonpoint Source News-Notes
  • NPSINFO Discussion Forum
  • National NPS Monitoring Program
  • Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA)
  • Grants Reporting and Tracking System (GRTS)
  • 319 Grant program for States and Territories
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  • Contacts for NPS Programs
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Last updated on November 26, 2024
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